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Enjoy endless role-play fun in NINJAGO® City, a hugely-detailed 3-level model connected by a sliding elevator. Level 1 features a traditional fish market, house, a bridge over a stream, and a fishing boat. The second level has a modern fashion store, comic book store, crab restaurant with ‘crab-grilling' function and cash-dispensing ATM. The vertical city is topped off with Lloyd Garmadon and Misako's apartment, a rooftop sushi bar with sushi conveyor belt, and a radio tower. This action-packed THE LEGO® NINJAGO MOVIE™ set also includes 16 minifigures and Sweep the maintenance robot.

• Includes 16 minifigures: Jay, Kai and Lloyd Garmadon (each with new-for-August-2017 high school outfit decoration), Green Ninja Suit, Misako, Jamanakai Villager, Sally, Ivy Walker, Konrad, Severin Black, Tommy, Guy, Juno, Mother Doomsday, Shark Army Gunner and Officer Noonan, plus Sweep the maintenance robot.
• Features a 3-level model (each level lifts off for easy play) connected by a sliding elevator, plus a traditional fishing boat.
• Level 1 features a bridge, sewer outlet, stream with translucent-blue and translucent-green water elements, sliding elevator with room for a minifigure, traditional fish market with fish and crab elements, house with dining room and bedroom with sliding screen doors and foldout ‘solar panels', Sweep the maintenance robot's service station with assorted tool elements, and a taxi stand with telephone element.
• Level 2 features a modern fashion store with 2 mannequins and assorted NINJAGO® product elements, a construction site with a bonsai tree, a comic book store with brick-built sign, cashier desk, comic book stand with assorted elements including collectible NINJAGO training cards, a crab restaurant with brick-built crab entrance sign and oven with ‘crab-grilling' function, a cash-dispensing ATM, 15 bank note elements (ATM can dispense up to 13), and a movie poster display stand with 4 interchangeable movie poster elements.
• Place the uncooked crab element in the oven, turn the dial and open the oven to reveal a cooked crab element.
• Press the handle behind the ATM to dispense bank note elements.
• Level 3 features a radio tower, modern rooftop sushi bar with sushi conveyor belt function and brick-built food, bathroom with sliding door, and brick-built puffer fish and squid sculptures, Lloyd Garmadon and Misako's apartment with an opening window, bunk bed, kitchen unit and attic space for the Green Ninja Suit minifigure.
• Turn the dial to activate the sushi conveyor belt.
• Weapons include Jay's chain with spike and Shark Army Gunner's fish flame.
• Recreate and role-play exciting THE LEGO® NINJAGO® MOVIE™ scenes.
• NINJAGO® City measures over 24" (63cm) high, 12" (31cm) wide and 16" (42cm) deep.
• Traditional fishing boat measures over 1" (4cm) high, 3" (10cm) long and 1" (3cm) wide.

$299.99

September 1st availability

Third largest set ever produced by LEGO (UCS Millennium Falcon and Taj Mahal have more pieces)

 

[Greigor The Fellhand]

this looks awesome, I found a lego firetruck at my job the other day and built it. it's now sitting on my desk

 

[mclem]

Lego are killing it this year.

Where 'it' is 'my wallet'.

 

[PhoncipleBone]

In before "man, LEGO is expensive."

 

[_Rob_]

Bah, who needs food anyway. I'm in.

 

[UnluckyKate]

insanely cool looking and I know nothing about ninja go

 

[Woorloog]

In before "man, LEGO is expensive."

For the record for people who do indeed think this is expensive (ignoring that it is indeed a big set and therefore expensive), this has price per piece ratio of 0.06, or 6 cents per piece. As Lego sets go, that is awesome price, the Saturn V had basically equal price per piece ratio.

For comparison, 10 cents per piece is regarded as average, and licensed sets like Star Wars sets are usually more expensive.

uhhh I've been out of the LEGO game for a bit but $299 is like an amazing value for this, isn't it?

6 cents per piece. Very good value.

 

[The Lamonster]

uhhh I've been out of the LEGO game for a bit but $299 is like an amazing value for this, isn't it?

 

[Gentleman Jack]

Movie don't look too hot.

That set looks pretty sweet.

 

[Draxal]

In before "man, LEGO is expensive."

To be honest, I do think this is kinda frustrating as Ninjago is a kids theme that is targeted for kids (and not a tweener like superheroes + star wars where they are also made for .... AFOL). I could see a kid and parent saving up for a $120 sets like the older playsets or Destiny's Bounty, but this is alot.

 

[friskykillface]

Awesome price, was expecting $350 minimum
I don't like ninjago but this and the boat are really cool
Hype

 

[Boogalogist]

Wow. Looks really good. So damn awesome. I'm someone who isn't into modular buildings, but I still feel the urge to get this.

 

[mclem]

To be honest, I do think this is kinda frustrating as Ninjago is a kids theme that is targeted for kids (and not a tweener like superheroes + star wars where they are also made for .... AFOL). I could see a kid and parent saving up for a $100 sets like the older playsets, but this is alot.

To be fair, Ninjago has already had one stand-out large set that's perhaps more pitched at the AFOL than the usual audience in the Temple of Airjitzu. I think it's another brand that Lego sees as bridging the market

I guess part of that is the fact that the whole oriental style is inherently appealing in and of itself, and that's not really catered for within the other subbrands.

 

[teeny]

Holy Moly, what's it's footprint!? I wonder if you could tweak it and modularise it, would look awesome in that lineup.

Never going to be able to afford this, though. I think I'll be content if I can just afford the Saturn V this year.

 

[parrotbeak]

Bah, who needs food anyway. I'm in.

It comes with crabs and a stove.

 

[OriginofHysteria]

Idk what Ninjago is, but I love Legos and the set looks cool.

Will buy.

 

[mclem]

Holy Moly, what's it's footprint!? I wonder if you could tweak it and modularise it, would look awesome in that lineup.

Never going to be able to afford this, though. I think I'll be content if I can just afford the Saturn V this year.

I think an interesting issue with modularising it is getting visual consistency from the 'canals' here to the 'roads' attached to the existing modulars, particularly given that - if I'm reading the images correctly - there's a big pool at the back, too.

 

[Mashing]

I can't unsee George Lucas in a pontoon boat.

 

[Ripenen]

Looks neat but I prefer the Temple of Airjitzu. It has a more cohesive look without things like a sushi bar and comic store.

 

[_Rob_]

It comes with crabs and a stove.

It's that kind of creative thinking that can only come from a Lego fan. I'm not big on seafood, but I'll try anything once.

 

[parrotbeak]

I can't unsee George Lucas in a pontoon boat.

"Boat does not float". It's like poetry, it rhymes.

 

[DonShula]

Amazing. Luckily for my wallet, neither myself nor my kids are particularly invested in the theme. We'll see the movie, but I don't see purchasing this.

Still, the entire line from the movie is amazing. The ship would have made a fine crown jewel, but this thing is next-level crazy.

 

[ghostmind]

And for anyone hesitating because this is one of LEGO's own themes, note that another Ninjago set, the Temple of Airjitzu, is arguably the best set of 2015:

This set has been discontinued by LEGO, so get it while you still can from your retailer of choice.

EDIT: Ripenen with the Temple of Airjitzu mention - I think each of these sets represents a different influence - the Temple with a more traditional classic look, while they City is a modern/futuristic representation.

 

[Servbot24]

This looks awesome. May give in

 

[mclem]

And for anyone hesitating because this is one of LEGO's own themes, note that another Ninjago set, the Temple of Airjitzu, is arguably the best set of 2015:

I don't know if it's that Airjitzu does a lot with very little, or if it's that the City has a lot of interior detail, but Airjitzu doesn't look like it has less than half the bricks of the City.

Edit: Just seen that the press release has been added, which I guess staves off my next question about mechanical elements! Airjitzu had a lovely shadow puppet thing.

• Place the uncooked crab element in the oven, turn the dial and open the oven to reveal a cooked crab element.
• Press the handle behind the ATM to dispense bank note elements.
• Turn the dial to activate the sushi conveyor belt.

 

[ghostmind]

I don't know if it's that Airjitzu does a lot with very little, or if it's that the City has a lot of interior detail, but Airjitzu doesn't look like it has less than half the bricks of the City.

Edit: Just seen that the press release has been added, which I guess staves off my next question about mechanical elements!

Airjitzu has an open back, while City is enclosed like a traditional modular, so I think that's where a lot of pieces are being used.

 

[Woorloog]

The water is made from a lot of smaller pieces. And the roof. And presumably other things as well (some of the windows look like they're complex constructions).

 

[teeny]

I think an interesting issue with modularising it is getting visual consistency from the 'canals' here to the 'roads' attached to the existing modulars, particularly given that - if I'm reading the images correctly - there's a big pool at the back, too.

True, though I used brick built roads rather than the plates you can buy, so I should be able to think of something creative... Like putting a park on that corner or something. It looks like it has the technic pin pieces required at the right distance, at least. Man, I hope I can pick this up. I'm behind on the modulars too! Lego just want all of my money...

 

[Majine]

Man, I love the interiors.

Hnnghh..

 

[Guevara]

It's crazy to me that the Ninjago theme can support such large sets.

 

[HStallion]

Is there a reason there is a giant pig floating through the city on the box's cover? Maybe Lego are Pink Floyd fans?

 

[Lord Error]

Does it connect to modular houses? I feel the concept is slightly weird - I was under the impression that Ninjago is a young kids' (sub 10yo) property, through and through.

It looks fantastic though.

 

[LordOfLore]

Is there a reason there is a giant pig floating through the city on the box's cover? Maybe Lego are Pink Floyd fans?

Think the movie starts with an attack during a parade.

 

[ghostmind]

If you are so inclined, maybe you could even add a custom Deckard to the City...

 

[kapowza]

Trying to think of a way to cut out a chunk of my modular street shelf or or suspend the whole thing so that the river part can sit below street level. Back soon.

 

[SiegfriedFM]

Does it connect to modular houses? I feel the concept is slightly weird - I was under the impression that Ninjago is a young kids' (sub 10yo) property, through and through.

It looks fantastic though.

I don't think so. The set is built on plates, it seems, and the modulars are built on traditional baseplates, so this will sit a little bit off the ground. Although you could probably modify it to fit.

 

[Busty]

I have a fantasy where I have a house with a room, with a big table and a comfy chair, dedicated to something like this and nothing else.

I am able to easily make time in my week to spend a couple of hours on this here and there, really enjoy piecing it together.

Seriously, I'd love that. How long would it take to build something like this as good as it can be? Ten, twelve hours? More?

 

[DarkJediKnight]

Looks neat but I prefer the Temple of Airjitzu. It has a more cohesive look without things like a sushi bar and comic store.

 

[whatsinaname]

I don't think so. The set is built on plates, it seems, and the modulars are built on traditional baseplates, so this will sit a little bit off the ground. Although you could probably modify it to fit.

I do wonder about these though.

 

[Chiaroscuro]

If you are so inclined, maybe you could even add a custom Deckard to the City...

Where??????

 

[Jack The Nipper]

Looks neat but I prefer the Temple of Airjitzu. It has a more cohesive look without things like a sushi bar and comic store.

This one looks better

 

[ghostmind]

If you want a massive boat to complement the City, this is also releasing around the same time for $149.99 USD:

 

[FTF]

lol at the 16+ age

 

[Chiaroscuro]

This one looks better

It has a more traditional look, which is also lovely, but it is open at the back. I prefer the cyberpunk look of the Ninjago City.

 

[sixteen-bit]

I would have loved something like this as a kid but would never be able to afford it.

 

[Spocker]

I do wonder about these though.

Yeah, should be compatible with the modulars, on that picture you see that it's built on a dark grey baseplate

 

[akileese]

uhhh I've been out of the LEGO game for a bit but $299 is like an amazing value for this, isn't it?

IIRC, it's bigger than the Death Star and $200 less. I paid the same price for the Lego Technics Porsche which is 1000 pieces (give or take) less. So yeah, really insane value.

 

[RichardAM]

I do wonder about these though.

Don't think that's for connecting the modulars.

Wouldnt surprise me if they're there to encourage you to build your own modules/components and add them on a la Creator though.

 

[The Broken Ska Record]

Wow. I might try and pick this up or the boat. I've been wanting a good pirate/viking/vintage boat for a while now.

 

[Deleted member 10571]

I don't give a shit about Ninjago (or most "play" sets in general), but damn this is fantastic. Bit too comic-y and bright for a Blade-Runner style set, but pretty close.